Longline fishing vessels troll the furthest reaches of the earth's oceans for tuna, swordfish, halibut, and other sought-after catches for a growing international market. Behind the boats stretch lines of hooks that can reach 30 miles long, baited with

100,000 albatrosses are killed every year due to longline fishing activities - and four species of albatross are now critically endangered. Simple changes in fishing techniques can give these birds a chance.

The false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) of Hawai'i are in trouble. And sadly, humans are to blame.
One of the larger members of the dolphin family, false killer whales are rarely seen by humans, as they prefer deep tropical waters. The largest

US West Coast fishermen are voluntarily taking measures to stop the accidental killing of seabirds which can be snared on the hooks of long-line fishing boats. The Fishing Vessel Owners' Association (FVOA), which represents longlining captains in the

The world's most endangered albatross, the Amsterdam Island albatross, and other species of threatened seabird have been thrown a lifeline with the requirement that longline vessels fishing for tuna and swordfish in the southern Indian Ocean will have to

In 1972,Congress recognized that fishing posed a grave threat to marine mammal species when they passed the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA).The law imposes restrictions on fisheries-related mortalities of marine mammals and protects marine mammal pop.

BirdLife South Africa and WWF South Africa have released a report that for the first time assesses the impact of longline fishing on vulnerable species foraging in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem,